A Meeting of the Conference Executive Committee was held at the Conference Office in Chicago, 3645 Ogden Ave., at 2 p.m.

A !EETING OF THE CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE COM :ITTEE WAS HELD AT
THE CONFERENCE OFFICE IN CHICAGO, 3646 Ogden Ave., at 2 :.> .M. 1 ~arcb
31, 1915.
BIBLE TF.ACHER
FOR F .R.A .
GENERAL .
MEETII;G AT
SHERIDAN
G.E.
The members present were Elders Lansdon, David Voth,
Wm
Adolph Johnson , Covert and ' rof . Clymer and Br•ther J . w.
Cummings . • C Fore man was a bnf.mtl.
e all joined in prayer with Elder Covert 1n opening
the meeting.
The Chair pPesented to the members the request or the
Fox River Academy Beard that th1s conf'erence join with the
Southern Illinois Conference in the support of an additional
Bible teacher at the Academy , this conference to pay two-thirds
and Southern Illinois onr ~third of the salary of this teacher.
Upon motion of J • ~ • Cummings , seconded by Flder Covert,
it was
VOTED , That weacoeQ.e to this request .
-!he attention of the members was called to the coming
general meeting at the Academy grounds bee;:1nn1ng l'I1Qj 20, at which
time it is planned to conduct the Sabbath School convention.
Upon motion by Eldr-.r Covert, duly supported, it was
PAY nAILWAY VOTED, Tbat we pay the railway fare Of church elders
FARE OF ELDRRS
F.F .BLISS
to and from Sheridan, and that of the Sabbath School Superint en-dents
one way. That we invite the churches to pay the other
halt or the •ailw y fare cr the superintendents .
The Chair called our attention to a plan that had been
proposed to inv1 te Brother F . F . Bliss of Chi~ ago to vir, it the
ministers or the city in behalf' ot the Protestant magazine.
Considering the present state of health ot Brother Bliss, 1t was
CAMP
IIEETING
EXCHANGE OF
CAMP MEET­ING
DATES
HIBBEN &
PHILLI7S
TYPEV.RITER
TO BE USED
BY CALDERONE
C .J .TOLF
-2-
not felt by the members that i t would be well to encourage
him at present to take up this line of work .
The location of our coming camp meeting was next
given consideration.
canvass it was
After giving the matter a thorough
VOTED, on motion or Elder C~vert that we inveattgate
the opportunities of holding this annual gathering at Joliet;
that if the circumstances are favorable this meeting be held
there.
We were made acquainted with a request coming from the
Southern Illinois Conference for an exchange Of camp meeting
dates. their desire being to give us their date August 26 to
Sept. 5 for our date September 2-12. After a thorough con.:.
sidera tion of the matter , it was
VOTED, On motion of Elder JOhnson, lhat if Southern
Illinois still desire this exchange · hat we agree to it.
Consideration was here given to the future field of
labor or our Bible workers, Sisters Hibben and Phillips now
located at Princeton, Ill· After giving the matter consid ... r­able
thought it was
VOTED, on motion of J. w. Cummings that we ask
them to remain at Prlnceton for the present .
In response to a request from Eld . Calderone, it
was VOTED, That we allow him the use of the Remington NO• 6
typewriter while he is conneoted with the work here .
VOTED , that we write the churches calli, g their
attenti~f::t that Brother c. J. Tolt has been asked
.to act as m1 sionary agent in this conference, and that
we suggest to the churches that they invite Brother Tolf to
NINA ABRAMSON
eet before them the needs ot the work whenever- he may Visit
them.
The Chair presented to the members the request of the
Swedish Department. for an additional Bible worker tor the work
in Chicago,. eall1ng our at.t.ention to the ab.ll.ity of Miss Nina
Abramson t.o till this pcs1t1on. After due consideration tt was
VOTED, That we employ Mi sa Abrarason as .131ble worker
in · he Swedish work .
MRS . N.H.RICHMOND OUP attention wae here called to the good wor k being
accomplished by Mrs . N. H. Richmond, who has been engaged in
Bible work on the South Side, Chicago f'or somet1 '1le past • . In view
or the results or her wcrk on ,mot1on of ~lcter Johnson it was
VOTED , That we employ Sist<u• RtehJilOnd at $5 . per week,
beginning April 15, and to continue u til camp meeting time . Also
that we grant her a missionary 11een8ee
The business of the meeting having been concluded it
was here VOTED t.o adjourn ,.
G. E.Langdon , Chairman
H.. E • . tJoon, Secretary

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A !EETING OF THE CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE COM :ITTEE WAS HELD AT
THE CONFERENCE OFFICE IN CHICAGO, 3646 Ogden Ave., at 2 :.> .M. 1 ~arcb
31, 1915.
BIBLE TF.ACHER
FOR F .R.A .
GENERAL .
MEETII;G AT
SHERIDAN
G.E.
The members present were Elders Lansdon, David Voth,
Wm
Adolph Johnson , Covert and ' rof . Clymer and Br•ther J . w.
Cummings . • C Fore man was a bnf.mtl.
e all joined in prayer with Elder Covert 1n opening
the meeting.
The Chair pPesented to the members the request or the
Fox River Academy Beard that th1s conf'erence join with the
Southern Illinois Conference in the support of an additional
Bible teacher at the Academy , this conference to pay two-thirds
and Southern Illinois onr ~third of the salary of this teacher.
Upon motion of J • ~ • Cummings , seconded by Flder Covert,
it was
VOTED , That weacoeQ.e to this request .
-!he attention of the members was called to the coming
general meeting at the Academy grounds bee;:1nn1ng l'I1Qj 20, at which
time it is planned to conduct the Sabbath School convention.
Upon motion by Eldr-.r Covert, duly supported, it was
PAY nAILWAY VOTED, Tbat we pay the railway fare Of church elders
FARE OF ELDRRS
F.F .BLISS
to and from Sheridan, and that of the Sabbath School Superint en-dents
one way. That we invite the churches to pay the other
halt or the •ailw y fare cr the superintendents .
The Chair called our attention to a plan that had been
proposed to inv1 te Brother F . F . Bliss of Chi~ ago to vir, it the
ministers or the city in behalf' ot the Protestant magazine.
Considering the present state of health ot Brother Bliss, 1t was
CAMP
IIEETING
EXCHANGE OF
CAMP MEET­ING
DATES
HIBBEN &
PHILLI7S
TYPEV.RITER
TO BE USED
BY CALDERONE
C .J .TOLF
-2-
not felt by the members that i t would be well to encourage
him at present to take up this line of work .
The location of our coming camp meeting was next
given consideration.
canvass it was
After giving the matter a thorough
VOTED, on motion or Elder C~vert that we inveattgate
the opportunities of holding this annual gathering at Joliet;
that if the circumstances are favorable this meeting be held
there.
We were made acquainted with a request coming from the
Southern Illinois Conference for an exchange Of camp meeting
dates. their desire being to give us their date August 26 to
Sept. 5 for our date September 2-12. After a thorough con.:.
sidera tion of the matter , it was
VOTED, On motion of Elder JOhnson, lhat if Southern
Illinois still desire this exchange · hat we agree to it.
Consideration was here given to the future field of
labor or our Bible workers, Sisters Hibben and Phillips now
located at Princeton, Ill· After giving the matter consid ... r­able
thought it was
VOTED, on motion of J. w. Cummings that we ask
them to remain at Prlnceton for the present .
In response to a request from Eld . Calderone, it
was VOTED, That we allow him the use of the Remington NO• 6
typewriter while he is conneoted with the work here .
VOTED , that we write the churches calli, g their
attenti~f::t that Brother c. J. Tolt has been asked
.to act as m1 sionary agent in this conference, and that
we suggest to the churches that they invite Brother Tolf to
NINA ABRAMSON
eet before them the needs ot the work whenever- he may Visit
them.
The Chair presented to the members the request of the
Swedish Department. for an additional Bible worker tor the work
in Chicago,. eall1ng our at.t.ention to the ab.ll.ity of Miss Nina
Abramson t.o till this pcs1t1on. After due consideration tt was
VOTED, That we employ Mi sa Abrarason as .131ble worker
in · he Swedish work .
MRS . N.H.RICHMOND OUP attention wae here called to the good wor k being
accomplished by Mrs . N. H. Richmond, who has been engaged in
Bible work on the South Side, Chicago f'or somet1 '1le past • . In view
or the results or her wcrk on ,mot1on of ~lcter Johnson it was
VOTED , That we employ Sist